And you simply know his results would've been better if he had changed teams at some point?Career-wise, which is the subject, the results are obvious.
And you simply know his results would've been better if he had changed teams at some point?Career-wise, which is the subject, the results are obvious.
No, but his failure at GTs suggest he needs a new approach.And you simply know his results would've been better if he had changed teams at some point?
Well, I have the opinion, that it's probably best to trust that he knows what he's doing.No, but his failure at GTs suggest he needs a new approach.
Moreover, I'm entitled to my own opinion.
Agree to disagreeWell, I have the opinion, that it's probably best to trust that he knows what he's doing.![]()
Maybe he just likes GTs despite his history with themNo, but his failure at GTs suggest he needs a new approach.
Moreover, I'm entitled to my own opinion.
And even more importantly; he clearly likes riding for FDJ.Maybe he just likes GTs despite his history with them
Honestly, being mentally weak manifests itself in more than the obvious direction, i.e. it would have been mentally "stronger" to simply withdraw after his crash in Nice on stage one of the Tour & say "I'm going to focus on the Vuelta now", instead of clinging to a "I must finish the Tour de France" mindset just to prove naysayers wrong or make a point to himself.Looks who's mentally weak again
8 GT DNFs vs 6 GT finishes.Looks who's mentally weak again
Yep, my bad: 7:77 DNFs... but how's that possible?
Tour: finished four times - four DNFs.
Vuelta: finished two times - two DNFs
Giro: finished once - one DNF.
Shouldn't the number of finishes and the number of DNFs be the same? Is he breaking math or something like that?
Nevermind; it is 7:7! So glad my brain isn't broken after all!
If anything he seemed unusually phlegmatic about his back issues in the Pyrenees, given his emotions last year.give some examples of the 'whining' that he did then if they were so numerous
unless those are also only in your head
He’s won a monument, stages in all GTs, and a podium in the TdF. He has a good palmares, all at the same team. It wasn’t Madiot who smashed his knee against his handlebar last year, or took a lead pipe to his back this year.Career-wise, which is the subject, the results are obvious.
This is the thing for me. I couldn’t believe when I found out he’s never raced the Ardennes, and I really hope he does next hear. If he should switch anything in his preparation, I think it should be to ditch some of the 1-week stage races and ride some classics.Maybe he just likes GTs despite his history with them
He views himself as a GT rider, podium contender. He has one podium. In 2014.He’s won a monument, stages in all GTs, and a podium in the TdF. He has a good palmares, all at the same team. It wasn’t Madiot who smashed his knee against his handlebar last year, or took a lead pipe to his back this year.
Especially one who has won LombardiaThis is the thing for me. I couldn’t believe when I found out he’s never raced the Ardennes, and I really hope he does next hear. If he should switch anything in his preparation, I think it should be to ditch some of the 1-week stage races and ride some classics.
I would think it a terrible waste of a career as a climber to never even attempt Liege.
What had Thomas before his miracle conversion to TdF winner ?He views himself as a GT rider, podium contender. He has one podium. In 2014.
It wasn't Madiot that smashed his knee against the handlebar, or whatever. I didn't say Madiot is at fault, neither am I interesting in discussing those kind of shenanigans.
What I'm saying, and I thought it was obvious, is that people sometimes need to change their sorroundings to overcome whatever that is preventing them from performing at their best and achieving success in their pursuits.
I don't know, never followed, nor cared about Thomas.What had Thomas before his miracle conversion to TdF winner ?
You said he was stupid for staying with the team that has given him all the not-inconsiderable success he has had.He views himself as a GT rider, podium contender. He has one podium. In 2014.
It wasn't Madiot that smashed his knee against the handlebar, or whatever. I didn't say Madiot is at fault, neither am I interesting in discussing those kind of shenanigans.
What I'm saying, and I thought it was obvious, is that people sometimes need to change their sorroundings to overcome whatever that is preventing them from performing at their best and achieving success in their pursuits.
Nothing. Which is a lot less than Pinot and I could pull other riders tooI don't know, never followed, nor cared about Thomas.
No, the decision was stupid. Whether he's stupid I leave it up to you to consider.You said he was stupid for staying with the team that has given him all the not-inconsiderable success he has had.
Never said FDJ has cost him whatever you might believe I imagined they had cost him. In fact, I didn't criticize FDJ.What I'm saying, and I thought this too was obvious, is that FDJ didn't cost him all those possible podiums. He's had some huge performances, and some terrible luck. I think he's a talented rider, but not quite on the level of talent of some of the GT winners leading some of the big teams; if he were to join Jumbo, or Ineos, or even UAE now, he would be a super-domestique. If he were to join AG2R or Lotto-Soudal, it would just be a step sideways for no gain. And Movistar, well...
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